| Principal | Ms Melinda Scash |
|---|---|
| Year levels | P to 12 |
| Enrolment numbers | 337 |
| Boarding or day | boarding |
| Website | http://www.rggs.qld.edu.au |
| Phone | 07 4930 0912 |
| Fax | 07 4922 4809 |
| Postal address | PO Box 776, Rockhampton |
Rockhampton Girls Grammar School is one of the original eight Grammar Schools of Queensland. Opening in 1892, RGGS has served and supported the education of girls and young women for 120 years. The RGGS family experience is dynamic and contemporary, informed by rich traditions and profound values. The School provides independent, non-denominational education for girls from Prep to 12 with boarding available from Year 6. An RGGS education is much more than academic programs and subject offerings. What makes our school special is our people, our culture of mutual respect and open communication and above all, our focus on students being at the centre of learning. The RGGS boarding experience fosters friendships for life. Deep bonds are evident in the life-long friendships of past students and in the pride current students feel for their School. We believe that girls will thrive and achieve their best in an environment where they feel secure, valued and affirmed. Independent research consistently demonstrates that girls simply learn better in a single gender environment. In a technology-rich learning environment Girls Grammar students have the capacity to be independent, global learners. Every student in Years 4 to 12 will have her own laptop by 2013. The whole campus enjoys wireless internet, every classroom is technology enabled and all staff are resourced to ensure learning can occur anytime, anywhere. Technology also facilitates open and frequent communication with families and allows the Boarders access to school resources out of School hours. Our students have strong role models, abundant leadership opportunities and are not limited by the need to conform to gender stereotypes. Students are challenged to accept responsibility, value differences, to act ethically and to use initiative. In Care Mentor Program, students have access to a Mentor and live the values at the heart of RGGS. These include: Acceptance, Equity, Openness, Loyalty, Involvement, Responsibility, Creativity, Mutual Respect, Honesty and Independence. Rockhampton Girls Grammar School offers academic programs that are challenging across all grades and which provide a number of different pathways (OP and non-OP), including School based Traineeships, TAFE courses and SUN courses (Start University Now in conjunction with Central Queensland University). This, together with our small class sizes, provides a capacity for girls to truly flourish. Our School’s size is a positive influencing factor for many families. Every girl has the opportunity to shine and the class sizes ensure that girls are provided with the best educational opportunities possible. Excellent academic results achieved throughout the years have clearly demonstrated this. RGGS is also able to provide opportunities for students to participate in a large range of sporting and cultural cocurricular activities. Students from Prep to Year 12 thrive in an environment that encourages increasing independence, resilience, resourcefulness and community action. We believe women can do anything and should make a contribution which makes a difference. Our mission is to ensure our young women know their strengths and embrace their future with enthusiasm and confidence, equipped with the tools they need to achieve fulfilment and success. The School’s motto, established in 1892, “Non scholae sed vitae, discimus†(We are learning, not for school only, but for life), not only captures the expectation that students will seek learning themselves, but also the School’s commitment to ‘Learning for Life’.